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Oncostatin M promotes biphasic tissue factor expression in smooth muscle cells: evidence for Erk-1/2 activation Open
Tissue factor (TF), a transmembrane glycoprotein, initiates the extrinsic coagulation cascade. TF is known to play a major role in mediating thrombosis and thrombotic episodes associated with the progression of atherosclerosis. Macrophages…
Detection of Kaposi's Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus in Oral and Genital Secretions of Zimbabwean Women Open
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in oral and genital secretions of women may be involved in horizontal and vertical transmission in endemic regions. Nested polymerase chain reaction assays were used to detect KSHV DNA sequenc…
Differential recognition of snake venom proteins expressing specific Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence motifs by wild-type and variant integrin αIIbβ3: further evidence for distinct sites of RGD ligand recognition exhibiting negative allostery Open
Several studies have demonstrated that the amino acid residues flanking the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence of high-affinity ligands modulate their specificity of interaction with integrin complexes. Because of the absence of structural data fo…
Gammaherpesvirus Sequence Comparisons Open
In the December 1997 issue, a report by Desrosiers et al. (2) described a novel herpesvirus in rhesus macaques (named RRV for rhesus rhadinovirus) with similarity to human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8 or KSHV for Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes…
Identification of two homologs of the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8) in retroperitoneal fibromatosis of different macaque species Open
Simian retroperitoneal fibromatosis (RF) is a vascular fibroproliferative neoplasm which has many morphological and histological similarities to human Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Like epidemic KS in AIDS patients, RF is highly associated with a…
Role of computational efficiency in process simulation Open
It is demonstrated how efficient numerical algorithms may be combined to yield a powerful environment for analysing and simulating dynamic systems. The importance of using efficient numerical algorithms is emphasized and demonstrated throu…